the boards of amsterdam and rotterdam are considered hubs of such blending operation it's. one of the game reasons why it's such a big what is because in paris ten refineries in the area and best serve storage capacity. it also has a very strategic position for their west coast of africa so that's why you also see that order the imports in west africa for the health it's coming from the outreach or. there's no official information and it's also very secretive trading industry and also the terminals don't want to disclose to clients to which they're ready to take. in the netherlands a little known law allows citizens to demand lists of any dangerous substances stored by a company money yet are patiently invoked this law for each terminal in amsterdam. sometimes they don't want to make copies so i just sit back and make notes. and sometimes we were able to despite the fact that there's no official information we were able to identify some real cases where we saw that service charge for tankers actually were loading gasoline and diesel for the african market so you were able t

of dealing with the worst excesses of sexual slavery and nowhere sums it up more than the city of amsterdam but look behind the windows and does that proposition really hold up to scrutiny. the dutch legislators have not lost their mind again prostitution policy but there is a vision if you tried to compare old van gelder heads amsterdam police's and to traffic school one of the positive advantages of our policy is that for instance prostitute has no fear for the police it's a legal profession if you follow the rules the police won't bother you and i understand that we only see the tape of the iceberg but at least it's a percentage of the branch which we can control they rent but with only seven detectives out of a city police force of six thousand offices were just how much does harold van gelder actually see let alone control now. yes is it possible to say the percentage of women in the sex industry here and i'm sister who have been trafficked now it's not possible it's. not even an estimation and no i don't i can't give you that because at least we don't even know how much how much prost

traffic in ports around the world including amsterdam. at all just a little spot the red bars are actually means that so you can see there's a lot of takers and we are here and you can see the protests is here so let's let's see what they actually what information they get so they give them a picture of the ship so it's crude oil tanker many times you can see black little bits the federal truck where the ship has been and then you can see it's the flag of the tanker is from behind us it's two hundred thirty meters length almost it's in port ok but nothing about the owner of the people that friends know but it's very difficult is to find out who's actually renting that tanker who's owning the cargo and of course deeds are the most interesting people because they are instructing the tanker to up to do where to go but to blent it's not a public information at all though it's it's shipping intelligent database where you have to pay for as well so it's a bit but it's the only way to get some more information about it. that's all we learned pub

chinese also coming up as business in numbers keep growing top tourist destinations like venice and amsterdam a desperate to ease the strain. and say you're excited about the royal wedding well the brits are and they're shelling out all kinds of wedding related see that is. this is your business update i'm helena humphrey in berlin thanks for joining me america says it's come to an agreement to reduce china's huge trade surplus with the u.s. by two hundred billion dollars annually now the new surprise the world and china by all accounts the country's foreign ministry now saying it agreed to no such thing say the room is all not true that is what the ministry spokesman knew kang had to say dialogue with u.s. negotiators is currently ongoing what is for sure china has agreed to drop an anti dumping probe into u.s. imports of the sorghum crop used often in food and animal feed. well as bring in our financial correspondent yes go to in new york now yes trump says tomato china seems safe something else how likely is that they really came to an agreement regarding this trade surplus. well after the

investors also coming up visitor numbers keep on growing top tourist destinations like venice and amsterdam all desperate to ease the strike . i'm donna winter and this is your business update. it's been two and a half months but finally they've reached a deal italian parties the five star movement and the league has put together that plan to govern the country go another league proposals to scrap the euro and also a massive debt forgiveness from the european central bank so what's left. monti passkey shares tumbled sharply on thursday after the new coalition proposed scrapping restructuring plans of the world's oldest bank monti passkey is still unstable despite an eight billion euro state rescue last year its size makes it the biggest threat to italy's financial system the possibility of ending measures aimed at nursing the bank back to health have made investors very nervous. the euro's under pressure to the new government also promised tax cuts and increased public spending implementing the plans would cost billions of euros but italy has the highest debt levels in the e.u. after greece

all two hundred and ninety eight people on board died in a crash the passenger jet was headed from amsterdam to kuala lumpur when it was flown out of the sky moscow denies any involvement and both sides on ireland's abortion debate get set to vote tomorrow the country will decide in a referendum whether to reform the catholic country strict rules on terminating pregnancy or move. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program thanks for joining us we begin with breaking news from the united states where u.s. president donald trump has canceled the summit with north korean leader kim jong un planned for next month the abrupt turnaround was announced in a letter that donald trump addressed to kim u.s. secretary of state my pompei o briefed to lawmakers in washington on the shock decision and read from trump's letter. sadly based on the tremendous anger and open hostility displayed in your most recent statement i feel it is inappropriate at this time to have this long planned meeting therefore please let this letter serve to represent that the singapore summit for the good of both parties but to the de

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this is the amsterdam cheese company's top product a ten month mature gooda also available in a gift box with a well known dutch painters name on it putting calls open the fifth branch of his store last october in central amsterdam but at the same time a banner came into force that prevented the opening of new tourist shops. she stressed i don't know if you're going to solve anything by closing a cheese store i think what you need to do and those are very serious and difficult discussions is to look at some to the demand side how are we going to manage that so many people come to these european cities how is it possible that so many flights coming in and that so many out till bookings are made and the decisions need to be made on that level i'm certain i mean is a vibrant place with a lot to offer which is why seventeen million tourists come every year the city is now trying to stem the flow renting apartments to holidaymakers there's no subject to registration and no new hotels are allowed to open the city has also stopped advertising. and there's a new strategy. so what we've decid

seventeen had taken off from amsterdam heading to the malaysian capital kuala lumpur it disappeared from radar screens four hours later over the village of. will two hundred ninety eight people on board lost their lives most of them dutch and as many as eighty children since that day in july twenty fourth scene investigators have been gradually piecing together the evidence they now want people to come forward to help identify who fired the missile lot of our work in the in the last years have been all the forensic work and all the work around the why of taps everything we found on the internet and now we are narrowing down a narrowing down to finding the perpetrators so see this as a confident goal for the next phase but russia has repeatedly dismissed the findings of the investigation and blames ukraine for the incident and with moscow using its veto to block an international tribunal and a meaningful criminal trial looks unlikely your plate would be w. news i'll be back at the top of the hour with more world news followed by. the whole d w o one at. four in focus global insights the n

eight people onboard died in the crash in two thousand and fourteen a passenger jet was headed from amsterdam to kuala lumpur when it was blown out of the sky but also coming up germany calls on china to open its doors to more train german chancellor angela merkel demands equal market access and better protection for tech companies who set up shop in china as medical visits beijing for two days of high level talks. and italy's president gives the country his approval to become prime minister country as a political novice will lead a government off extrude so is this the beginning of europe's next crisis. i'm so me so much going to good to have you with us we start with breaking news from the netherlands where a team of investigators say the missile that brought down the malaysia airlines flight m.h. seventeen need me for years ago came from a russia based military unit the passenger jet was headed from amsterdam to kuala lumpur when it was blown out of the sky over eastern ukraine all two hundred ninety eight passengers and crew were killed russia has always denied involvement in the downing

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the two artists from amsterdam can even make it heavy cement block float. studio drift islamic code for dine and ralph now to from the concept of the execution the duo always work as a team. came back from last fall and we had this idea and came back in the cold be on the place of an incredible idea we have to take a closer look completely and election is just floats and it lives. in the film drifters that goes floating bloke's. which back home to the scottish highlands are in a very contrast so with with with this environment and they're searching for a system that they do fit in because they do not fit in the natural system so it's actually the other way around that in our lives we are human beings so so we are the nature natural parts in the block environment so our life is exactly the opposite. this sculpture is untitled fragile future it's unusual lamps brought studio drift international acclaim in two thousand and seven. made from real dandelions it's a delicate snapshot of nature the dandelions were dried in the studio then each single blossom glued

here in amsterdam science park a young startup has grand plans harnessing the photosynthetic power of cyanobacteria not only to reduce c o two in the atmosphere but also to produce earth friendly consumer products the science behind this begins with an understanding of photosynthesis plants and some bacteria use energy from the sun along with carbon dioxide and water from the atmosphere to produce oxygen and organic compounds the oxygen is put back into earth's atmosphere and the cycle continues. scientists have found that cyanobacteria one of the oldest organisms known to man can be engineered in the lab to excrete commercially valuable molecules. although there are differences in climate between various places on earth we also find many different sand of bacteria and in principle you could find for any sport where you would want to apply to your technique you could find a certain fan of bacterium that is optimally adapted to carry out the process that you hope to find. in this lab living cyanobacteria conduct photosynthesis under artificial conditions and are engineered to excrete a

the two artists from amsterdam can even make a heavy cement block float. studio drift islamic could hold down and rough now to from the concept of the execution the duo always work as a team. came back from last fall and he had this idea and came back and called the on the plains of an incredible idea we have to take a closer look completely and election is just floats and it lives. in the film drifters that goes floating blokes. with tibet crondall all the scottish highlands are in a very contrast so with with with the environment and they're searching for a system that they do fit in because they do not fit in in the natural system so it's actually the other way around that in our lives we are human beings so so we are the nature natural parts in the block environments so our life is exactly the opposite. this sculpture isn't titled fragile future it's unusual lamps brought studio drift international acclaim in two thousand and seven. made from real dandelions it's a delicate snapshot of nature the dandelions were dried in the studio then each single blo

are discovered from the diary of anne frank, the schoolgirl who hid from the nazis in an attic in amsterdamanne hid the pages, which contain some of her thoughts on sex, underneath gummed brown paper. laurel, laurel, laurel and what do you hear, laurel or yanny? it's the sound clip that is dividing social media. we'll have all the details shortly. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the government is to take the east coast rail line back under public control, for the time being. the contract to run the london to edinburgh line was given to stagecoach and virgin trains for 8 years in 2014, but they have been losing millions of pounds. it's the third time in just over ten years that ministers have called a halt to the east coast franchise. labour, which supports renationalisation, called the government's handling of the railways calamitous. simonjones reports. it's the end of the line for virgin trains east coast. services will now be brought back under public control. i will terminate virgin trains east coast contract on the 24th ofjune 2018. i plan to use a period of operator of last reso

when the merchant passed away it was auctioned in amsterdam and acquired via catherine the great.and reappeared over the years until almost two centuries later, it was picked up by the amsterdam pearl society. why am i able to sell the pearl? a private collector left a letter, that it have to be displayed in a public institute. the public had to see it. not for long. for soon, this the sleeping lion's epicjourney continues. here's our briefing on some of the key events happening later. first up in madrid, spain's parliament will debate, ahead of a vote of no confidence, in spanish prime minister mariano rajoy. mr rajoy‘s ruling party has been hit by several corruption scandals. next we head to strassbourg, where the european court of human rights will meet to issue a ruling on a suspected cia prison in lithuania. and a little later in london, the ivor novello awards for excellence in british and irish songwriting and composing are awarded. stormzy, ed sheeran and elbow are among the nominees. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. this is your thursday spo

i've come from amsterdam. i've come home because i think it's very important for irish women., it will be an historic day and we will vote yes and finally, irish women will have the right to autonomy over their bodies. it has been really horrible to watch from away and not be able to do much, except for tweeting and facebooking, and i really wanted to come home and cast my vote. a yes vote in this referendum would pave the way to legalise abortions up to the 12th week of pregnancy. i work in brussels and i am coming home to vote. —— i work in brussels and i am coming home to vote no. i believe this legislation is far too extreme. i believe killing for convenience is terrible. ireland's traditional catholic roots have led to the country retaining some of the strictest abortion laws in the world. what is known as the eighth amendment of the country's constitution gives an equal right to life for a mother and the unborn. but leo varadkar, the country's first openly gay prime minister, has been leading the call for change. i always get a little buzz from voting. it always feels li

christer visits amsterdam were 23 million visitors are expected by the end of the decade.cope the crowd. that is it for this week. join us next week, when... christer visits amsterdam were 23 million visitors are expected by the end of the decade. to find out how this historic city plans to cope the crowd. and in the meantime you canjoin us on our adventures or share your travels with the travel show team on social media. until then, from all of us here in thailand, it is goodbye. i want to update you about how we are seeing the rest of the holiday weekend. the rest of the weekend, it looks as though it they will be a lot of sunshine around but a risk of thunderstorms. they manifest themselves initially across the southern counties of england but if you are that close to the main area, the activity across biscay, front and parts of iberia. that is how we start the new day on sunday, with this potential for some really heavy showers or thunderstorms and a muggy feel. further north, a lot of dry weather and sunshine, that's for sure. a fresh start in scotland, temperatures d

i will ask about anthony amsterdam. attorney in the furman case.ent: he argued for three of the defendants. texas, louisiana, and one of the other cases. he was kind of the lead attorney. the others had other attorneys. susan: let's listen to a portion of the oriole -- oral argument. this court said it was different. it seems to me that there is no doubt that this court did not down in furman sentences of life imprisonment. secondly, the legislatures of thattates have recognized death is different and this is the thrust of my point. furman, 35ponding to legislatures have come back with this narrow and technical approach allowing the forward and straight, careful when knowing procedures that allow wholesale outlet. death is different. the legislatures say it is different. in the case of a first-degree murder case it has find every element of that crime before they can return a verdict of guilty. prove eache fails to and every one of those elements then he of course, is instructed to return a verdict of not list ofr given a responsive verdicts that h

hundred ninety eight people who were on board malaysian airlines flight m h seventeen on its way from amsterdam to kuala lumpur when it was shot down when it went down over eastern ukraine an area that was. an area of particularly fierce fighting at the time in the conflict that was is ongoing there this was back in july of twenty fourteen australia in the netherlands have made that decision just stars the joint investigation team have released their latest findings so the j.i.t. they put forward the latest information they had on thursday in the netherlands and in that report they did say this they had no clear well perpetrator or clear reason why the aircraft was targeted in the first place. the questions everyone wants answered from day one are why was flight m h seventeen should down and who was responsible for this appalling act i can't give you the answers to these specific questions to date well from the russian side the ministry of defense issued a lengthy rebuttal to the findings that the sent out on thursday the russian ministry of defense saying that it couldn't have been a russian m

hundred ninety eight people who were on board malaysian airlines flight m h seventeen on its way from amsterdam to kuala lumpur when it was shot down or when it went down over eastern ukraine an area that was. an area of particularly fierce fighting at the time in the conflict that is ongoing there this was back in july of twenty fourteen australia in the netherlands have made that decision just stars the joint investigation team have released their latest findings so the j.i.t. they put forward the latest information they had on thursday in the netherlands and in that report they did say this they had no clear well perpetrator or clear reason why the aircraft was targeted in the first place. the questions everyone wants answered from day one are why was flight m h seventeen should down and who was responsible for this appalling act i can give you the answers to these specific questions to date well from the russian side the ministry of defense issued a lengthy rebuttal to the findings that. sent out on thursday the russian ministry of defense saying that it couldn't have been a russian missile

seventeen nearly four years ago came from a russia based military unit the passenger jet was headed from amsterdam to kuala lumpur when it was blowing out of the sky over eastern ukraine all two hundred ninety eight passengers and crew were killed german chancellor angela merkel is on a two day visit to china during talks with premier league young of the two leaders launched a spirited defense of free trade at a meeting with president xi jinping merkel welcomed chinese moves to reduce automobile import tariffs. former hollywood film producer harvey weinstein is expected to surrender to new york city police on charges of sexual misconduct on friday more than seventy women have made accusations including rape against the co-founder of the studio and the weinstein company allegations that gave rise to the hash tag need to move anti german soccer germany's votes for have missed the chance to wrap up a second trouble in five years after losing four one to french powerhouse leon in the women's champion league final also for greed tade their bonus league and german cup titles this month and they took the

amsterdam was the attorney in the furman case. kent: he argued for three of the defendants.as, louisiana, and one of the other cases. he was kind of the lead attorney. two of the others had other attorneys. susan: let's listen to a portion of the oral argument. susan: we are going to start with you this time, what to do here in those argument? in the description of the louisiana statute, what the attorney for the state is saying is that the jury can return a verdict for a lesser degree of offense than first-degree murder. i think that is probably one of the main reasons the louisiana statute was struck down. you really cannot eliminate discretion from the system. if you squeeze the blue one place, it pops out somewhere else. if the jury can return a verdict when they know it is really first degree just to avoid the death penalty they can do that. but that is arbitrary. that's why the mandatory statutes did not succeed. amsterdam of course is continuing with his theme that there is too much discretion in the system. too much discretion in the system even with the mandatory st

and she was based in amsterdam and of course the taxes there astronomically high in america is i'd never want to live in one of those high tax countries meanwhile no one's paying for their kids' college education when you're not paying for kids' college education and you're not paying for health care out of pocket that makes a lot of difference the government gives you a lot more in those countries so there is a lot to consider and there are a great many nuances to that credit it's a zero sum game unless the same way every whenever we talk about gas prices in the us which states are the highest because of the state tax and then when you talk about international petrol prices you look at france and it's you know what it's actually dollars a gallon really a leader or whatever it is just because the taxes when you're going to match up to the gallon let's go to which are your car via my caviar which are the lowest individual tax rates playing the planet where you will where you want to live if you want to just go and also that means that never go shopping never if you want to live in somewhe

i'm going to ask about anthony amsterdam. he was the attorney in the furman case. >> he came back again for this case and argued i believe for three of the defendants for the texas louisiana and one of the other cases. he was the lead attorney. two of the others had another attorney. >> oral argument. >> why do we say death is different? because he said it was different. it seems there is no doubt that the court did not mean to strike down in furman sentences in life in prison in 10 or 20 years while they have broad discretion to sentence those things or less. i think it's life or death under the systems invalidated in furman. second, legislatures have recognized that it's a different and that in responding to furman 35 legislatures have come back with a narrow technical approach with careful procedures whereas jurisdictions and sentences use the penalty. death is different. the legislature is different. >> it comes with it the mandatory death penalty. the jury in this case, in the case of a first-degree murder case, has to f